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CalSWEC Data Sets

CalSWEC Data Sets. Since its inception in 1990, CalSWEC has collected data on:. The career interests of MSW students in California The retention of Title IV-E graduates in public child welfare The characteristics of the California public child welfare workforce. Primary purpose:.

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CalSWEC Data Sets

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  1. CalSWEC Data Sets

  2. Since its inception in 1990, CalSWEC has collected data on: • The career interests of MSW students in California • The retention of Title IV-E graduates in public child welfare • The characteristics of the California public child welfare workforce

  3. Primary purpose: • Evaluation of the Title IV-E stipend program in California Secondary purpose: • Numerous opportunities to study the child welfare and social work workforce • Demographic data matched to survey data

  4. Data Sets on CalSWEC’s Website • California MSW Student Survey Data (1991-2004) • California Public Child Welfare Workforce (2004) • The Retention Study (1996-ongoing)

  5. Access via the web for each data set: • Description • Variable list • Instruments • Listing of publications

  6. California MSW Student Survey Data (1991-2004) Description • From 1991 to 2004, CalSWEC administered surveys to all MSW students in California at the time of entrance to and at graduation from the program. • The data were intended to provide a comparison group for the public child welfare students.

  7. California MSW Student Survey Data (1991-2004) Instruments: • Entering Student Survey – 1991 to 2000 • Graduation Survey – 1996 to 2004

  8. California MSW Student Survey Data (1991-2004) Variables (Partial List) • Demographic data • Career interests (many fields) • Populations of interest • Theories and beliefs about poverty • Reasons for choosing social work as a career

  9. Sample publications: • An examination of the practice preferences and career choices of M.S.W. Students over the course of their education, Robin Perry. • M.S.W. student views on social work’s traditional mission, career motivations and practice preferences: comparisons between and within Caucasians, Students of Color, and American Indians, Gordon Limb. • Affecting recruitment and retention of Students of Color preparing to work in public child welfare, Sherrill Clark and Susan Jacquet.

  10. Retention Study - Description • Survey of IV-E MSW graduates to determine if they intend to stay in public child welfare • Uses established scales for burnout • Demographic data is also included

  11. Retention Study – Sample Publications • Caseload size and hours spent on the job as factors affecting the retention of California title IV-E public child welfare workers. Colton, Sarah. (2005) • The effect of supervision on retention of public child welfare workers. Fauerbach, Jennifer. (2005). • The role of effective supervision in the retention of public child welfare workers. Jacquet, S.E., Clark, S.J., & Withers, B • Factors influencing the retention of specially educated public child welfare workers. Dickinson, N.S., & Perry, R.E. (2002).

  12. Future information available on the CalSWEC site: • Survey of Supervisory Roles and Practices (2002) • Research projects by IV-E students around the state

  13. Accessing the data • Data may be accessed for additional research and replicate studies • Some restrictions due to concerns for the protection of human subjects and/or CalSWEC policies • For more information on accessing the data, please contact Sherrill Clark, sjclark@berkeley.edu

  14. http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/CalSWEC_Evaluation.html

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